| The Department for Education has published a report, produced by The Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre (CWRC), comparing England’s safeguarding data with that of Australia, Norway and the USA. Findings include: in England, Australia and Norway there has been an upward trend in referrals, assessments and the number of children in out of home care, whilst in the U.S. number of looked after children has been declining; and, despite attempts in both England and the U.S. to promote the use of adoption, since 2002 the adoption rate per 1,000 children has remained stable. |
| Source: Department for Education press release 29 March 2012 |
| Further information: Safeguarding children: a comparison of England 
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